Barry Ritholtz of FusionIQ and The Big Picture blog says that investors need to realize that, while the Federal Reserve is getting all the attention, other factors are also driving the stock market right now. “We have very low inflation, we have no upward pressure in wages, and we have earnings, corporate earnings, at record […]
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Ned Davis’ Keys To Good Investing
April 18, 2013 
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Ned Davis Research provides some of the most interesting data and analysis you’ll find in the stock market, and in a recent interview with The Big Picture’s Barry Ritholtz, Ned Davis talked about some of the keys to his approach. Davis, who examines an array of technical factors, says that the biggest key to making […]
Read moreRitholtz Giving Bull The Benefit Of The Doubt
April 5, 2013 0 Comments
Barry Ritholtz of FusionIQ and The Big Picture blog says he thinks investors “have to give the bull market the benefit of the doubt”, and he remains bullish. Ritholtz tells The Wall Street Journal’s “Markets Hub” that he needs to see a lot more negatives before he shifts to a more defensive position. Right now, positives […]
Read moreRitholtz: It’s About Risk Analysis, Not Market Timing
March 19, 2013 0 Comments
In a recent post on his blog, The Big Picture, Barry Ritholtz explains why he prefers to employ risk analysis rather than market timing. “Rather than making a low probability attempt to market time, there are quite a few things other things investors should at least be aware of, rather than attempt to jump in […]
Read moreRitholtz’s 10 Trends To Watch
January 18, 2013 0 Comments
Barry Ritholtz of FusionIQ and The Big Picture blog recently offered his “10 Trends to Watch in Finance for 2013″, and among them is “The death of buy-and-hold has been greatly exaggerated.” “Investors have a tendency to take the wrong lesson from recent experiences, and this one is no different,” Ritholtz writes in his Washington […]
Read moreRitholtz: Day-to-Day Market Moves Just “Noise”
November 8, 2012 0 Comments
Barry Ritholtz of FusionIQ and The Big Picture blog says investors shouldn’t worry about the stock market’s big decline on the day after Election Day. “The day-to-day action is noise,” Ritholtz tells Bloomberg, adding that he thinks the tumble was a Wall Street “hissy-fit” about President Obama’s re-election. Ritholtz also says he’s more concerned with […]
Read moreSiegel and Ritholtz Debate Stocks for the Long Run
October 3, 2012 0 Comments
While stocks have far outperformed bonds over the past couple centuries, bonds have had the edge over the past 30 years. So, which is the better bet going forward? Top strategists Barry Ritholtz and Jeremy Siegel debated that recently on CNBC. Siegel, author of “Stocks for the Long Run”, remain firmly behind stocks as the […]
Read moreRitholtz’s Investing Handbook
September 28, 2012 0 Comments
In his latest Washington Post column, top strategist Barry Ritholtz lays out some of the most important “rules of investing” that he has learned over the years. Among the key tenets Ritholtz lays out: Cut your losers short and let your winners run: Ritholtz calls this “perhaps the best investing advice ever”. He says letting […]
Read moreRitholtz Talks Economy, The Fed, and The Election
September 6, 2012 0 Comments
Barry Ritholtz of FusionIQ and The Big Picture blog says that even though it might not feel like it, “things are gradually getting better” with the economy — slowly. He warns, however, that current growth levels aren’t good enough to keep the economy’s head above water over the longer term. Ritholtz also talks about how […]
Read moreRitholtz: September Is “Make or Break” for Cyclical Bull
August 28, 2012 0 Comments
Barry Ritholtz of FusionIQ and The Big Picture blog says September will be a “make or break” month for the cyclical bull market. Ritholtz tells Bloomberg’s “Surveillance” that he is about equal-weight on equities right now (based on his normal 60%/40% stock/bond allocation), which is down from the beginning of the year and moving toward […]
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